tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226189096717777598.post7830138807592527142..comments2023-12-11T22:04:36.332-08:00Comments on A history of military equipment of Modern Greece (1821 - today): (1927-1938) KEA ChelidonNeural Dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253613911058055176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226189096717777598.post-91778440675146841792017-04-11T02:45:02.738-07:002017-04-11T02:45:02.738-07:00A daughter of Herbert Gardner Travers DSC (1891-19...A daughter of Herbert Gardner Travers DSC (1891-1958), Eva Travers, wrote 'Cross COuntry' - an account of her father's and his elder [James Lindsay Travers OBE (1883-1924)] and younger [Charles Tindal Travers AFC (1898-1969)] brothers' aviation careers drawing on her father's logbooks and family correspondence.<br /><br />In the book H G Travers refers to the Chelidon as the Helithon, and it lists some entries about test flying it, including:<br /><br />05/02/1927 'first trials. taxying. T skid bracket broke. repaired.<br /><br />07/02/1927 'Taxying tail skid broke. replaced.'<br /><br />09/02/1927 '2 straights. 05 minutes ok'<br /><br />20/02/1927 '1 circuit 05 minutes. Undercarriage OK. shock absorber cross arms bent. machine has strong tendency to swing landing.'<br /><br />No information was provided for 11/02/1927 but the book does reveal that he flew the aircraft three times on 23/05/1927 and that its designer, Charles Herbert Lowe-Wylde (1901-1933), accompanied him on the last two flights.<br /><br />Incidentally, there appears to be some doubt about the true identity of Charles Herbert Lowe-Wylde, contemporary press reporting of the inquest indicates his name was Charles Herbert Lowe, who had a brother, Thomas Harold Lowe. However, a thread on the Sussex History Forum indicates that some believe his true identity to be Thomas Harold Lowe.Desmond Markusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226189096717777598.post-18983619381274162552012-08-21T11:26:48.346-07:002012-08-21T11:26:48.346-07:00http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/2-Airplanes/Al...http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/2-Airplanes/Allies/5-Others/05-Greece/KEA-Chelidon/KEA-Chelidon.htm<br /><br />by the artist Vincent Bourguignon this is a profile of the rare KEA Chelidon 1927Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226189096717777598.post-63773915181954623552012-02-06T06:00:43.717-08:002012-02-06T06:00:43.717-08:00Me again, i have found a mysterious Greek 20mm gun...Me again, i have found a mysterious Greek 20mm gun that was in use by Italian Army in Occupation:<br /><br />http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=158435&p=1672088#p1672088<br /><br />Any idea what it was 20mm T.S. 101 ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226189096717777598.post-29600276311254688212012-01-24T01:28:12.177-08:002012-01-24T01:28:12.177-08:00Wonderful find.Wonderful find.Neural Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253613911058055176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226189096717777598.post-87075667492585228072012-01-23T19:45:12.954-08:002012-01-23T19:45:12.954-08:00Hello. I found this:
Royal Hellenic Air Force (RH...Hello. I found this: <br />Royal Hellenic Air Force (RHAF) during<br />World War II. Organization and Operations<br /><br />http://www.difesa.it/Area_Storica_HTML/editoria/Documents/Airpower_in_20th_Century_Nov11.pdf<br /><br />Starts at page 121.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com